WEBVTT ANNOUNCER: NOW, WVTM 13 SPORTS. KYLE: JEROD HAASE IS OFFICIALLY FORMER UAB MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH. HAASE IS LEAVING THE BLAZERS AFTER FOUR SEASONS TO TAKE OVER THE PROGRAM AT STANFORD. HAASE LED UAB TO AN 80-53 RECORD, INCLUDING A TRIP TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT LAST YEAR. HE FINISHED THIS YEAR WITH A SCHOOL-RECORD 26 WINS, A REGULAR SEASON CONFERENCE USA CHAMPIONSHIP, AND WAS NAMED CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR. HAASE TELLS ME THIS WAS SUCH A DIFFICULT DECISION. COACH HAASE: PART OF IT, BECAUSE I CARE SO MUCH ABOUT BIRMINGHAM AND THE PLAYERS HERE, AND BELIEVE IN WHAT WE DONE HERE. SO THAT WAS IT'S A TOUGH , SITUATION LEAVING THAT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I DO BELIEVE THAT STANFORD IS SUCH A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY, FITS WHAT I BELIEVE IN. I THINK I'M A GOOD FIT OUT THERE. I AM FROM CALIFORNIA. KYLE: HE WAS MAKING $1 MILLION PER YEAR, HIS BUYOUT IS $50,000.